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Hundreds of League of Legends Cheaters Banned

Riot Games closes League of Legends Mastery exploit and bans those who used it.

Let me be among the first to direct a hearty guffaw at those who got banned for using a Mastery exploit in League of Legends. Then I'd like to extend a congratulatory handshake to the fine folks at Riot Games for taking those suckers out. Good job, friends.

In a League of Legends forum post, community manager Andrew Beegle called the exploit, which allows players to use more Mastery skill points than they're supposed to, "bull****" and promised that Riot has closed it. Beegle says Riot is on the lookout for those that took advantage of the exploit and promises to ban any and all cheaters it tracks down. As for those Summoners who found themselves the victims of ridiculously OP Champions, Riot promised to make it right.

"We have comprehensive logs and data that allow us to see precisely who did what, and also who was negatively affected by this malicious behavior," Riot stated. "We've identified all of the players that have been using this exploit, and we're going to be taking firm action against their accounts. As we continue to investigate and further analyze data, our primary commitment is identifying players negatively affected and doing everything within our power to make it right."